Terry hopeful Anelka stays Blue for years

CHELSEA captain John Terry wants Nicolas Anelka to stay with the Blues for years.

Anelka, banned by the French Football Federation for 18 international games for his part in France’s World Cup mutiny last summer, scored his seventh goal of the season to earn Chelsea a 2-0 victory over Marseille in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Anelka was booed from the kick-off by Marseille’s fans but the striker, who announced his retirement from international football after the ban was handed down, shrugged off the abuse by scoring a 27th-minute penalty to add to Terry’s seventh-minute opener.

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